cornerstone

英 [ˈkɔːnəstəʊn]

美 [ˈkɔːrnərstoʊn]

n.  基石; 奠基石; 最重要部分; 基础; 柱石

复数：cornerstones　

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牛津词典

noun

• 基石；奠基石
  a stone at the corner of the base of a building, often laid in a special ceremony
• 最重要部分；基础；柱石
  the most important part of sth that the rest depends on
  1. This study is the cornerstone of the whole research programme.
     此项研究是整个研究计划的基础。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 基石;基础;最重要的部分
  Thecornerstone ofsomething is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends.
  1. Research is the corner-stone of the profession.
     研究是这一职业的基础。

英英释义

noun

• a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
• a stone in the exterior of a large and important building
• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
  1. the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
  Synonym:basisbasefoundationfundamentgroundwork

双语例句

• Information on births and deaths by age, sex and cause is the cornerstone of public health planning.
  按照年龄、性别和原因分类的出生和死亡信息，是制定公共卫生规划的基石。
• The nuclear force is a strategic cornerstone for safeguarding national sovereignty and security.
  核力量是维护国家主权和安全的战略基石。
• This identity is the cornerstone of justice.
  合法身份是公正的基石。
• Last month it established a department that looks set to become a cornerstone of UK management education.
  上个月，该院又成立了一个新的部门，后者似乎将成为英国管理教育的一块奠基石。
• It seems to be a cornerstone of our psychology and culture.
  这似乎是我们心理学和文化的一条基本原则。
• The education fair is the cornerstone of social justice.
  教育公平是社会公正的基石。
• Therefore the diet profession also constituted each national important cornerstone.
  因此饮食行业也就构成了每个国家的重要经济支柱。
• The cornerstone of this comprehensive project is education and vocational training.
  这项全面性计划是以教育及职业训练为基础。
• But quantum physics has shattered some of our cornerstone beliefs.
  但是，量子理论已经打碎了我们信仰的基石。
• First, the United States'alliance relationships are the cornerstone of our regional involvement.
  首先，美国的同盟关系是我们进行地区参与的基石。